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Jacket, Spencer

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched boy’s Spencer jacket made of fine linen. Short-waisted with a welt pocket on each side. Collar and revers. Long 2-piece sleeves, gathered at the top with side vents. Single-breasted, 4 buttonholes, and 5/8” flat self-covered buttons. No underarm seam. Bias-cut front sections are faced with fine linen to underarm position, finished evenly at the edges. Facing extends around the back shoulder area.

G96.087

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Child, Male

Historic Costume

Jacket

Male

Linen

White

1840 - 1850

American

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